Time: Apr 12, 2025 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Time: Mar 8, 2025 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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The next meeting of the county Democrats will be Saturday, Feb. 8, at 10:00 AM on Zoom. Here is the Zoom information: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85408413717?pwd=g1w3UO4AOoXo0dobjPtNK43idn1Qko.1 Meeting ID: 854 0841 3717 Passcode: f9P875

Our special guest will be Shasti Conrad, chair of the state Democratic Party. She will hopefully spend about an hour with us right at the beginning of our meeting and will field questions from those in attendance. Hope to see you there.

The January meeting of the county Democrats will be Saturday, January 11, at 10:00 on Zoom. Here is the Zoom information:

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The next meeting of the San Juan County Democrats will be on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 10:00 AM on Zoom.

From Pam Hoke, our Friday Harbor activist working to elect Harris/Walz in Michigan:

FYI, the Michigan One Team here is truly a top notch operation! Below is a link to share with SJC Dems who would like to roll their sleeves up to help us win Michigan, which has been determined to ultimately secure Kamala and Tim’s victory.

Virtual Phone Banks, postcards, and options for those who wish to come here towards the final stretch: Mobilize Michigan:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxK-E-U7TanqZaTzcVf9LuVoafNZ9tWhFXAN5gEVVpCvzhbA/viewform

At our meeting, we voted to endorse the following:

            Cantwell for Senator                           Larsen for House of Representatives

            Heck for Lieutenant Governor           Hobbs for Secretary of State

            McCarthy for Auditor                         Yes on Land Bank Renewal

On the matter of candidates for County Council from Orcas/Waldron #2, we made no recommendation.  It will be up to each voter to do the research and make a decision.  You can find our previous endorsements on our website at https://sjdemocrats.org/2024-endorsements/,

and you will receive our endorsement postcard just before the election starts next month.  Be sure to hang onto the postcard to help you with your voting.

We heard from new member Pam Hoke from Friday Harbor, who is driving to Grand Rapids, Michigan, to head up a field office for the Harris/Walz ticket.  She pulled off the road in South Dakota with a view of Mt. Rushmore in the background to have a conversation with us about what she is doing.  We support Pam in her efforts and look forward to hearing more about her experiences.  Eventually she will have it set up so that you can go to her website at pamelahoke.com to get to the blog she will be posting about her experiences.

We had a report from Diane Martindale about our very successful booth at the county fair.  Many thanks to Diane, David Dehlendorf, and all of those who helped set up the booth, staff it, and prepare the materials that were available.  It was a great way for more people to get to know about us, and we even had some fairgoers attend our meeting today.

I will put in one more plug for donating to the county Democrats.  It is only through contributions that we are able to fund things like the postcard and our booth at the fair.  Thanks to all who give monthly or who have contributed otherwise this year.  If you would like to send a monthly contribution (with no amount too small) or a single donation, go to  secure.actblue.com/donate/sjcountydems.  Or a check can be mailed to San Juan County Democrats at PO Box 1007, Friday Harbor, WA 98250

Next meeting will be Oct. 12 at 10:00 AM on Zoom.

Here is the information for our August 10 meeting at 10:00 AM:  
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We will have two guest speakers.  Justin Paulsen, candidate for county council from Orcas and Waldron, will join us.  At this point, he has not expressed interest in being endorsed by a political party, but he wants to present to us in order to get to know him.  And very importantly, we will hear from a representative of Defend Washington, which is leading the fight against some devastating initiatives that will appear on the November ballot and which we absolutely must defeat.  They are 2117 to repeal the Climate Commitment Act, 2109 to repeal the capital gains excise tax, and 2124 to dismantle WA Cares.

July 4 parade in Friday Harbor. Contact David Dehlendorf at dauffa@gmail.com or Susan Grout at grout@rockisland.com

July 13 meeting at 10:00 AM most likely on Zoom. Contact David Turnoy at davidgeri@rockisland.com

August 15-18 Democrats booth at county fair. Contact Diane Martindale at diane.martindale@rockisland.com to volunteer